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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
COAL MINE DISASTER.
The Late Reports Even More Appa IL
ing than the first Ones sent out.
The Mine Still Burning-De for the
12O Men Seems Inevitable.
The Great Arizona Volcano turns ont
to be Nothing but Forest Fires.
THE MINE EXPLOSION.
The Situation Not Imroved-Impossible to G.,
at the Imprisoned Men.

The Situation Not Imroved-ImpOssible to Get
at the Imprisoned Men.
NsN1A1Mo, BsC., May 9.-Over one-haIf
the miners employed at the Vancouver
coal mine, where the explosion occurred
yesterday, had families. As nearly as
can DE ascertained now, there are impris-
oned in the mine twenty-nine men at Nc.
1 level, twenty-three at the new slope. and
twelve in No. level. These are all white
men of different nationalities. There
are besides between fifty and seventy five
Cinnamon in the mine. 1t is feared that
all the imprisoned miners, who number
about one hundred and twenty, will
of the men, stated that he was sitting in
the cabin at supper, in shaft No. 2, when
he felt the conclusion. All scrambled out.
Only one was saved of his four com
panions, whose dead bodies came up in
the cage with him. Several hardly ap-
preciated their escape owing to the dazed
feeling which characterized all who came
out from the deadly pit. Michael rep
resents the explosion as something ter
rifle and says all became darkness.
It is impossible to get at
the imprisoned men till the fire is SUBJ
dued, for if more air were sent In it
would force the gas into the fire and
cause a second disaster. Even now fears
are entertained that the whole place will
be blewn up, and old miners say such
result is possible. If so the catastrophe
would be the greatest recorded in the his
tory of coal mining. All that can be done
is being done to reach the imprisoned
men. 1t is thought this morning that the
fire in the air shaft has been extinguish-
ed and that small body of flame exists
between the air and main shafts
which may be easily conquered
when an attempt will be made to
bring the air in and begin the work of the
rescue. The latest news from the shaft
reported hearing pick striking en- the
opposite side of the wall. There is
feeling that where there'is life there is
hope, but that the hope is unfortunately
very faint
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
Michigan Stove Companies Shut Down.

DETROIT, Mich, May IA few weeks
ago, when the stove molders throughout
the country quit work because they were
ordered to work on the patterns of the
st. Louis Firm whose men had struck for
an advance in wages, the men in this city
remained at work. 1t was claimed by
the molders that the manufacturers had
schemed for a strike in order to raise
the prices, and the blame would be thrown
on the men. On Wednesday of this
week the manufacturers defense
association held a secret meeting
in tnis city. To-Day in obedience to
orders, promulgated at that time, the
Michigan, Detroit and Peninsular stove
companies shut down, throwing $500
men out of employment. 1t is thought
the Cincinnati factories were also ordered
closed, the men there having returned to
work on the Objectionable patterns.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
The Effect of the Earthquake Shocks.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, May AT 3:13
this p. m. the entire community was
startled by two distinct but almost con-
tinuous vibrations of the earth, the di
rection of which vast east to west, and
the continuation ten minutes. The clocks
in all parts of the city were stopped,
chandeliers were vibrated and plate
glass windows in the First National bank
building were cracked. Men and women
rushed into the streets, and horses were
frightened. Men unhitched their teams
and hurriedly led them away, looking up
ward at the buildings as if they expected
.h OF woro abouU- TO UUppIe upon them.
Many people complained of feeling akin
to sea sickness. In the old town the peo-
pie were terror-stricken and many of the
natives feared new eruption from the
extinct orator near here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
THE TARBELL TRAGEDY.
The Husband Makes a Clear Confess

The Husband Makes a Clear Confession.
ELKHoRN, Wis, May John 81. Tar
bell, the husband who is in Jail here on
charge of having shot his wife, unable
to longer withstand the chain of evidence
In the case worked up by Sheriff Wiswell,
has broken down completely and TO-DAY
made clean breast of the whole affair.
His confession shows his wife to be an
innocent victim of his murderous design.
Later developments may explain this
point more fully. His confession is in
substance that he deliberately and inten-
tionally, while riding in a buggy in the
town of Spring Prairie, on the first day
of May, shot his wife n the head. and
then himself in the arm to throw off sus-
plclCn. He says he then took the cart
ridges out of his revolver and threw
them to the side of the road. He then
drove to Geo. FORCES and told him that
his wife and himself had been shot by
two men who drove up behind them. His
wife had just finished nursing her babe.
The babe fell out of her arms to the bot
tom of the buggy. He can give no rea-
son for shooting his wife. The statement
is In writing and was taken before j. B.
Wheeler, probate judge, and is signed
ohm II. Tarbeil'' and witnessed by D. l..
Cowdery, county clerk, and G.. n. Wis
well, sheriff. Tarbelfs examination is
set for Monday, but will probably be post
poned to await the result of Mrs. Tar
bells injuries. The woman is now at the
home of her parents at Caldwell Prairie,
Racine county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
FRANCE AND GERMANY.
Serious Demonstrations at Paris.

SERIOUS DEMONSTRATORS ab 1df1S.
LONDON, May 9.-The Telegraph de-
scribes the anGi-German demonstration
in Paris last Tuesday evening as serious.
1t says mob in the neighborhood of
Eden theatre, where Wagner's Lohengrin
was being performed, shouted SDown
with Germany! On to Berlin! Down with
Bismarck! Give US back our clocks! ire
ferring to Strasburg)" Last evening the
demonstration was renewed. A mob
composed of students and gamins
marched about shouting. They halted
in front of the army and navy club and
there cried out: ''Vive Ia arInee Francaisr'
'sVive Boulangerm
Another mob went to the building oc-
cupied by the Russian embassy, shouting
s'Vive La France." give La Russia
The leaders of the. mob then proposed to
their followers to march to the German
embassy, but they were stopped by the
police. The manager Of the Eden thea
tire has decided to suspend the perform
ance of Lohengrin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
A LEGAL QUESTION.

DecisionFa vorable to the Board of Super
visors of Albany, n. Y.
WASHINGTON, May "a decision was
rendered by the supreme court of the
United States to-day ia the bank tax
case of Hattie E. Stanley, executrix and
plaintiff in error, against the board of
supervisors of Albany, N. Y. The orig
inal plaintiff in this case, Edward n.
Stanley, was a citizen of Illinois, and
claims to be the assignee of certain share
holders of the National Albany Exchange
bank. He brought suit to recover certain
taxes alleged to have been
Illegally collected from them upon their
shares in that bank during the years from
1874 to 1879, inclusive, and paid into the
treasury of the county of Albany He
complained that the assessors, by rule
prescribed by themselves, assessed the
SHARES OF the National Albany Exchange
bank at higher rate than stock in other
banks situated in the same city. This
court holds that the method of assessment
complained of is applied to all banks, ma
tlonai and state, and comes as near as
practicable, considering the nature of the
property, to securing as between them
cannot be considered as discriminating
against either. Generalization of prop
erty is not a ground Of action at law for
excuses beyond what should have been
levied upon just valuation. The courts
cannot In such case take upon them
selves the functions of revising or
equalizing board. The Judgment of the
court below is affirmed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
A CROOKED AGENT.
He Entails Great Hardship Upon Yiroqua Far
merS

He Entails Great Hardship Upon YiroQua Far
merS
V1RoQUA, Wis. May The case of A.
Swarthout against Ole 0. Bakken, ct al,
was tried by the circuit court yesterday.
and to-day Judgment was rendered for
the plaintiff. This case involves ques-
tions in the Swarthout-Fo Forsyth contro-
versy. 81. G. Forsyth, attorney at this
place, has been loaning money for Mr..
Swarthout since 1881 until last winter,
and during that time frequently received
from numerous parties payments Of in
terest and installments of the principal
on loans. 1t is alleged that these sums
have not yet all been paid over to Swat
hout. The defendant in the case tried
had, it is alleged, paid an entire debt of
principal and interest to Forsyth and had
his receipt. Swarthout claims he never
received the money and brought action to
foreclose the mortgage and compel re-
payment to himself. The question was
as to the agency Of Forsyth, whether
binding Swarthout, etc. The finding and
Judgment in the case is in effect that the
defendant in this case must pay the debt
again to Swarthout, and will effect many
other farmers in the same way. It will
work great hardship to many poor farm
ers. and much interest centers in the
trial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
THE WAY OF TIE rRANsGREssOR.
Suicide ola Worthless Young Husband Near
ElkhOrn.

ELkHoRN, May "A romance begun in
New York, ended here last night i'll
tragedy. w. II. Dodge is a highly re-
spected and well to- do farmer living two
miles north of this village. A year ago
his daughter, a well educated and attrac-
tive young woman, was teaching school
liz Wyoming, N. Y. There she met Geo.
Peck, young man about town, whom
she married year ago, without the
knowledge of her parents, their first
inkling of the affair being gained when
Mr.. ana Mrs. Peck appeared at the
Dodge homestead shortly after the
wedding. Although Peck was a charm
ing lover. he did not make a good
husband, it is said, and in Deem
Der last they parted, he going to
Michigan and she to the house OF her
father to live. Last evening Peck return
ed, and this morning paid visit to the
residence of Mr.. Dodge to see his wife.
1t was alleged to-day that he was refused
permission to come on the premises, and
stood at the gate talking with his wife,
who was on the house-step. He asked her
to live with him and she refused, where
upon he said: "Then this ends it, and
drawing a large revolver, fred two shots
toward his head, one passing through his
brain, death resulting instantly. An in
quest was held and verdict returned in
accordance with the facts. Peck's moth
er, who lives in Onondagua county, New
York, has been communicated with.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
THROUGH a BRIDGE.
A Passenger Train Badly Wrecked-No Lives
Lost.

ALBURQURQUE, May Owing to the tel
egraph embargo, particulars of the Sc
rious accident Wednesday ON the Allan
tic d Pacific road forty miles east of Dag
gett station, have just reached here. The
east bound passenger train, three hours
behind time,was rushing across the desert
at the rate of forty miles an hour, when
it ran into an arroyo bridge which had
been burned, leaving the rails. The en-
CINE went over, but the jar threw the fire
man out of the cab. The tender went
through into the shallow arroyo, forming
barricade against which the other cars
ran with terrific force. The mail car was
turned completely around standing
across the track, the baggage and express
car were thrown twenty feet from the
track to the right and turned over. Two
passenger cars were derailed and two
Pullman cars remained on the track.
scene of frightful CONSERVATION ensued,
NO one believing that the passengers in
the overturned car would escape from
death. Fireman Chas. Smith was picked
up unconscious, with his leg broken, spine
injured and internal injuries, and he is
not expected to recover. Nearly dozen
injured passengers were taken from the
wreck. They will probably recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
MURDER TRIAL AT VIROQUA.
Ole Nelson's AssaiIant. A Second Special
Venire Issued.

Ole Nelson's AssaiIant. A Second Special
Venire Issued.
VIRoQUA, Wis, May 9.-The case of
Jonah Love, charged with murder, taken
up in the circuit court Saturday, was con-
tinued this forenoon. The regular panel
of jurors was exhausted and a second
special venire was issued. The case is an
interesting one. On the night of Febru-
airy 18th, at Bristow, this county, one Ole
Nelson was killed By a stab in the throat
while scuffiing with the defendant. They
and several others had been drinking
and playing cards. These two engaged
in a seemingly friendly scufie, presently
Nelson cried out, stake him off, he's using
knife" and when separated Nelson's
iugular vein was found to be cut and he
died Immediately. This line of defense
is not disclosed, but the apparent dispo-
sition is to make a stubborn defense. 0.
B. Nyman is counsel for the defendant
and W. S. Field, district attorney, prese-
cuta.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
Disheartened Mothers Desperate Deed.

GRAND RAPIDS, May "a horrible trag-
edy occurred at frame house two miles
south of this city, last night. Charles
Marden, young farmer IS years old, has
not lived happily with his wife, and his
wife has threatened to end her existence.
Last night while her husband was tempo
rarlly absent, she gave trough on rats"
TO her two young children, and then swal
lowed dose herself. 1t was late at night
before the discovery of the crime wrs
made, and the oldest child died before an
antldote could be administered. The
mother and the other child are in pre-
carlous condition at last accounts. OFF,
GERS have gone out to investigate.
A later dispatch says the mother died
this morning in terrible agony. 1t is
thought the baby will recnxer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
How John Workman Lost his Money.

A few days ago John Workman, a
farmer, of Chatham, ILL.,. drew $4,000
from the bank, prepatory to starting on
a cattle buying trip. Just before he was
to leave home gentlemanly appearing
droye up ana asked Workman to show
him over the farm. Workman got in and
the Two rode together. Soon an elegant
twohorse rig came to the farm, bringing
another stylish looking man, VINO claim
ed to be an agent for the sale of agricul-
tural implements. The three men en-
gagged in conversation for awhile, and
suddenly the strangers seized Workman,
threw him to the ground and took from
his pockets $4,000 in money. They sue
ceeded in getting away before their vic
i'm could give the alarm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
The Tarbell Shooting Affair.

ELKHoRN, MAJ 9.-Mrs. Tarbell, who
was shot and dangerously wounded in a
mysterious manner while riding with her
husband Monday evening, has been
moved to, the home of her parents at
Caldwell flairie, Racine county, and is
said TO be in a fair way to recover. Tar
bell, the husband, is in jail here, being
unable TO furnish the $4,000 bonds fixed
for his appearance in court. His pre-
limirary examination will take place
next Monday, when it is expected a num-
Der Of sensational features will develop.
Tarbell is uncommunicative and appar-
emily wholly Indifferent to the outcome of
the affair.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
PERSONAL CHIT-CHAT.

The marquis of Salisbury is soon to be
made duke.
Congressman S. S. Cox has no boubt of
Cleveland's accepting denomination.
Fifty thousand of Mrs. Cleveland's
photographs have been sold, and the de
mand for them is still active.
The Rev. J. M. Green. of Centralia, is
reported in favor of a preachers strike.
The battle cry would be ''Down with do
nation parties"
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland has be-
come associated in the executive manage
ment of fashionable boarding school in
New York City.
Mark Twain may not be much of a
humorist, but he is good finaneier. In
his reading tour with Cable, two years
ego, he paid the latter $500 week and
expenses for four month and cleared
$4,000 oR the deal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
WAUKESHA POLITICS.
The Old Parties Fuse in Opposition to the La
Dor Party.

The Old Parties Fuse in Opposition to the La
Dor Party.
WAUKEsHA, May 9.-The village cleo
ton is progressing with great interest on
all sides. AS extensive and valuable i'm
provements are necessary to be made
during the coming year, the taxpayers
and property holders are awake to the
necessity of having village board of
level headed men, who will allow no ex-
travagant or unnecessary expenses to be
incurred. The labor party vote here
which is an unknown quantity in tho
equasion, is source of great solicitude
on the part of the old parties.
After consultation between the Aders
and prominent members of both parties
last evening, republicans and democrats
united upon the following as fusion vii
lage ticket: John l.. Gaspar, president;
Edw. o. Estberg, T. E. Ryan, j. Lau, G.
A. Lyon, r. Leadly and S. A. Perkins,
trustees; VIM. Parsons, marshal; w, p.
Sinsel, treasurer; W. S. Green, justice:
S. Dodd, Thos. Haynes, I. Lain and VIM.
Patterson, supervisors; Jerry Sulliven,
consta Die.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
FREIGHT CAR ROBBERS.
-Four of the Rock Island Vandals Behind the
Bars.


CHICAGO, May robert Johnson,
member of gang of thieves, who, after
plundering the freight trains of the Rock
Island road for many weeks, were united
at the hour of their discovery in a des-
perate effort to murder the secret agents
of the company, was arrested at an early
hour this morning and locked up at the
Harrison street station. For nearly two
months the Rock Island Co. have been
aware that its freight somewhere in tran
sit was being subject to wholesale theft;
grain cars would be half emptied of their
loads and cars of merchandise rifed OF
their best contents. That the thieves
operated on large scale and used teams
for the removal of their plumber was EVIL
dent. The Rock Island officers have been
quietly at work and have discovered
portion of the gang in the persons OF Fat
McCauley, Edward Mushler, Joe Morris,
Fred. Keyser and Robert Johnson. Pat
McCauley, Mushler and Morris are safe
in hand, and with the capture of johnson
in this city this morning keyser Is the
only one at large.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
STEAMER ASHORE.
Twenty Italians Drowned.

LONDON. May THE General Trans
Atlantic line steamer La Champagne,
which sailed from Havre for New York
at o'clock this morning while returning
after having been in the collision ran
aground at Avranches. 1t is reported that
twenty italian immigrants while attempt
ing regardless of disciplin, to escape in
the life-boats wore drowned, the remain
der of the passengers were safely landed.
The steamer can be foated easily.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
Revision of the Civil Service Rules.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The civil service
commission will, tomorrow, place before
the president for his approval, revision
of the civil service rules and regulations,
which will place the question of promo
ton in the several departments of the
government, upon the basis of excellence
to be determined by the competitive ex-
animation which will be conducted by the
board of examination, selected by the
commission. If the new rules meet
with the approval of the president they
will Immediately be put in force IN the
war department. The other departments
will be made subject to them as rapidly
as the boards of examination can be or
ganiZed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
Not as Bad as Reported.

ALBURoURQUE, N. NJ, May 9.-The
wIecking OF the west bound pa ssenger
train on the Atlantic Pacific, Is miles
west of Coolidge yesterday morning was
not so serious as fist reported. The
wreck was caused by broken truck
which derailcd the engine and three
coaches, which were badly smashed. The
passengers were terribly shaken up and
bruised. but none killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
The Fusionists win at Wapkasha

WAUKEsHA, May 9.-The citizens ticket
was the successful one III the election
yesterday. John L. Casper was elected
president of the village over J. j. Had
field. Among the other successful citi-
zens' candidates were, w. S. Parsons,
marshal; W. S. Green, justice; III. M. Enos
and W. Patterson, supervisors; S. A. Per-
kins, member of the l. ard of trustees.
The labor union party elected three
trustees and the treasurer, and two demo-
cratic trustees were chosen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
France has no Faith in Germany

PARIS, May 9.-The Six Nieuveme
Steele dismisses as fictitious the osten-
slble reasons given by the German press
for General Waldersee's tour along the
frontier of Alsace-Larraine, and SAYS:
Everything warrants us in thinking that
he is solely studying the best points of
concentration for the German troops in
proximity to our eastern frontier. We
are surprised that the German papers
should snoL TO nnislead US in regard to the
objects of his journey.n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
MUST FOLLOW THE LAW.
Ripon Saloon Keepers not Allowed to Pay
Licenses i'm Monthly Installments.


RIPoN, Wis, May 9.-Tuesday the sa-
loon licenses expired, and the saloon
keepers presented petition to the city
council asking that they be allowed to pay
the $500 in monthly installments, threat
ening that in case their request was not
granted, they would take out no license.
The council refused to grant the request,
as the law requires the whole amount to
be paid in advance. The saloons were
open all day yesterday and no licenses
have yet been taken out. The dealers
claim that they are only selling "tem-
perance drinks" but from the appear
ance of some men on the streets, the
drinks are rather strong. There were ten
licenses granted last year, and it is quite
likely that at least five of them will take
out licenses in few days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
Another Volcano.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Gen. Miles has
forwarded to the adjutant general des-
patch from Lieut.. Col Forsyth, COM
handing at Fort Huachuaca, reporting
that the severe earthquake passed
through the Huachuaca range Tuesday
afternoon. A heavy column of smoke
began to ascend from the higest peak of
the Milestone rahge, the top of the cone
becoming flame and it is thought the
mountain has become an active volcano.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-12
ELECTIONS.
A Close Contest at BrOdhead.

BRoDHEAD, Wis, May 9.-The charter
election of this village was closely con-
tested, the issue being license or no IL
cense. The entire license ticket was
elected by maiorities ranging from six
to twelve, with the exception of one trus-
tee, B. Sprague, and the treasurer, j. G.
Orr.